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Reason #19812738912713236786980 to hate America. I'll put it in the file.
"By accident is the historically correct and grammatically standard phrase, originating from Latin per accidens and Middle French par accident, meaning "by chance." Despite this, on accident has gained significant traction in recent decades, particularly in American English.
The shift is largely attributed to generational and linguistic trends. Research by linguist Leslie Barratt found that younger speakers—especially those born after 1995—prefer "on accident," while older generations (born before 1970) overwhelmingly use "by accident." This generational divide suggests a natural evolution in language use.
A leading theory is that "on accident" arose as a parallel construction to "on purpose", creating a perceived symmetry in phrasing. While "by accident" is the correct opposite of "by design," many speakers now associate "on purpose" with "on accident" for intuitive consistency, even though it’s not linguistically accurate.
Additionally, mishearing ("an accident" → "on accident") and media influence (e.g., TV shows, social media) have contributed to the phrase’s spread. Although "on accident" remains nonstandard in formal writing, its increasing use—especially among younger Americans—reflects how language evolves through common usage."
"By accident is the historically correct and grammatically standard phrase, originating from Latin per accidens and Middle French par accident, meaning "by chance." Despite this, on accident has gained significant traction in recent decades, particularly in American English.
The shift is largely attributed to generational and linguistic trends. Research by linguist Leslie Barratt found that younger speakers—especially those born after 1995—prefer "on accident," while older generations (born before 1970) overwhelmingly use "by accident." This generational divide suggests a natural evolution in language use.
A leading theory is that "on accident" arose as a parallel construction to "on purpose", creating a perceived symmetry in phrasing. While "by accident" is the correct opposite of "by design," many speakers now associate "on purpose" with "on accident" for intuitive consistency, even though it’s not linguistically accurate.
Additionally, mishearing ("an accident" → "on accident") and media influence (e.g., TV shows, social media) have contributed to the phrase’s spread. Although "on accident" remains nonstandard in formal writing, its increasing use—especially among younger Americans—reflects how language evolves through common usage."
@Sargent_s_laughter @KingOfWhiteAmerica @Hoss @HatkeshiatorTND @ankokukishi @Escoffier @c A king can make decisions that are outside the bounds of economic theory and sometimes those decision can sound like capitalism or socialism depending on the effect he wants to make.
Socialists make headway these days by simply making the same points, but they'd do what they always do and be unselective about where the socialism should occur - and ruin the economy.
That's the problem with economic socialism.
Socialists make headway these days by simply making the same points, but they'd do what they always do and be unselective about where the socialism should occur - and ruin the economy.
That's the problem with economic socialism.
@Sargent_s_laughter @KingOfWhiteAmerica @Hoss @HatkeshiatorTND @ankokukishi @Escoffier @c Well there is... they have whole libraries on it...
Generally, their idea is what we have now. State paying for services for the population instead of the private sector.
Saying there's no economic socialism is kinda silly.
Hitler's socialism is not the definition of the word unfortunately. He lost that fight.
Generally, their idea is what we have now. State paying for services for the population instead of the private sector.
Saying there's no economic socialism is kinda silly.
Hitler's socialism is not the definition of the word unfortunately. He lost that fight.